Location: Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB
Salary: £27,961 - £37,462 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
Enterprise and Communities has redesigned its services to deliver the council's priority outcomes and meet the changing needs of our communities. As the 4th largest authority in Scotland and the largest local authority landlord, we are used to delivering a highly responsive service to our tenants and customers. We want to do more and have hugely ambitious plans to regenerate our communities, build new homes, develop Smarter Homes, create employment, attract investment to North Lanarkshire, prevent homelessness and sustain tenancies.
Based in the Housing Property Services team, you will report to the Service Delivery Co-ordinator and will maintain and improve all council housing stock including multi-storey towers, retirement housing complexes, and dispersed temporary accommodation. This will involve ensuring contractor/partner compliance with contract conditions and production of contract specifications and performance reports. You will be required to travel throughout the North Lanarkshire area.
An SVQ Level 3, HNC, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline or a relevant apprenticeship that is equivalent to HNC or SVQ Level 3 is essential, as is a building trade background or moderate experience within the building repairs industry and experience in computerised work generation and inspection systems together with good communication skills. A driving licence and access to a car is desirable due to the geographical spread of work throughout the North Lanarkshire area.
Placement on the NLC 9 scale is dependent on applicants holding/obtaining an HNC in Construction Services/CIH Level 4 – Housing Maintenance Management or a Time served tradesperson evidenced by trade qualifications or equivalent in a relevant discipline and demonstrating competence in a range of duties as detailed in the competency matrix for the post. It is envisaged that it will take applicants a minimum of 12 months to achieve this.
The successful candidate will be required to obtain a criminal conviction check through Disclosure Scotland.
Working Pattern:
* Monday - Thursday: 8:45am - 4:45pm (including a 55 minute unpaid break)
* Friday: 8:45am - 4:15pm (including a 50 minute unpaid break)
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council:
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest, and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect, and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential, and increase productivity.
The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL.
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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